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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Jonathan's body was Ruby first attracted to?

2. During which season of the year is the story "The Littoral Zone" set?

3. What are the names of Jonathan's children?

4. What does Linnaues think about his wife on the drive to his favorite estate?

5. Which of the following names was most common among Linnaeus' students?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jonathan and Ruby treat each other once they returned to the mainland?

2. How does Juliet die, and what is Christopher's reaction to the death?

3. Who is The English Pupil?

4. Who is Catherine, and what relationship does she have to Sara Anne?

5. How did Jonathan and Ruby's romantic relationship start?

6. Who does Linnaeus spend his time thinking about throughout the story?

7. What is the emotional state of Jonathan and Ruby's relationship at the end of the story - when they are both in their fifties?

8. What happened to Antonia when she visited her grandfather at work when he had a new German supervisor?

9. What happened on the eighteenth night of the retreat?

10. How did Jonathan and Ruby end up on the island together in the story "The Littoral Zone"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

All throughout his life in the story "Birds with no Feet" scientist Carrière has been faced with many personal setbacks. First, create a timeline chronicling the setbacks that affected Carrière's career. Then, describe Carrière's reaction to these setbacks and how explain how Carrière's reaction compares / contrasts to his idol, Wallace's reactions. Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Much of the story "Soroche" is concerned with wealth - who has it, who doesn't, and how it's spent. First, describe the distribution of wealth within the story. Then, describe the choices Zaga has to make about her late husband's wealth, and the influences she received from outsiders about what to do with the money. In the end, do you think Zaga made the right choice with the money? Why or why not? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

The Billip children in the story "Rare Bird" were highly educated and quite wealthy. How did this upbringing affect the children into their adulthood? Which of the children could symbolically be considered the titular "Rare Bird"? How can you tell? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

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